Taiwan’s parliament leader said the country is still awaiting the speaker of the US House of Representatives Kevin McCarthy Visit Taipei to a recent flare-up in tensions between Beijing and Washington.
What happened: Du Si Kunthe spokesman of Taiwan’s Legislative Yuan – alongside visiting US lawmakers, including Michael McCaulsaid the Republican head of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, “I invited McCarthy to visit before he became House Speaker.”
“I understand Speaker McCarthy is a promising person. It’s just a matter of timing.”
McCarthy’s visit to Taipei would increase the likelihood of a repeat of last year’s tensions If Nancy Pelosi visited Taiwan.
That came after McCarthy met the Taiwanese President Tsai Ing Wen earlier this week in Los Angeles during her brief layover in California while visiting allies in Central America. McCarthy and Tsai stressed the importance of the relationship between the two countries for economic freedom, peace and stability in the region.
Meanwhile, China imposed sanctions on four US citizens linked to the Visit of the President of Taiwan to California this week and further restrictions on Taiwan’s de facto ambassador to Washington.
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